{
  "id": 19858742,
  "title": "The Magic: The Gathering Animated Series, Planeswalker, Is Finally Coming to Netflix in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/the-magic-the-gathering-animated-series-planeswalker-is-finally",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-13T19:28:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/the-magic-the-gathering-show-planeswalker-is-finally-coming-to-netflix-in-2027"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After years of development, Wizards of the Coast has announced that an animated series called Planeswalker is set to debut on Netflix in 2027. The series will focus on Planeswalker Chandra Nalaar, a volatile pyromancer pursued for her powers and haunted by her past. Chandra will join other legendary Planeswalkers in navigating treacherous alliances and battling their own inner demons to prevent a catastrophic war threatening to engulf countless worlds. The show will be an animated series, similar to Netflix's Castlevania, and will not attempt to recreate the epic live-action fantasy style of Game of Thrones. Though the Russo Brothers initially led the project, they left in 2021 and ownership transferred to Terry Matalas, who will serve as showrunner alongside Cindy Appel. Matalas previously served as showrunner for the well-received VisionQuest. With a vast universe to draw from, it will be intriguing to see how the show handles the intricacies of a multiverse, akin to Marvel's expansive storytelling. According to IGN, the premiere received a rating of 7, with reviewer Jesse Schedeen praising the series' potential. Fans can expect to see the show's debut in 2027, provided Netflix does not delay its release until November.",
  "summary": "There's been a Magic: The Gathering animated series cooking in the background since 2019, and now at MagicCon Atlanta, Wizards of the Coast has revealed that it's called Planeswalker, and it's coming sometime in 2027. Rather than being some epic live-action fantasy show like Game of Thrones, Netflix is taking the same approach it did with Castlevania and making Planeswalker an animated series.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}